‘Sir, Please Act’: Kiran Bedi Urges PM Modi To Step In As Pollution Spirals

As Delhi continues to reel under a thick, persistent haze, former IPS officer and ex-Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi has once again appealed directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take charge of the capital’s deepening pollution emergency. With the city’s air quality stuck between “very poor” and “severe” for over two weeks, Bedi has used her social media channels to issue repeated warnings and call for urgent, coordinated intervention.

On X, Bedi asked the prime minister to spotlight the crisis in his Mann Ki Baat broadcast and recounted his earlier administrative leadership during her tenure in Puducherry. “Sir please forgive me for pleading again. But I have seen your very effective Zoom sessions during my time in Puducherry. How you got everybody to deliver and perform time bound in several national challenges. How everyone was inspired to meet the deadlines and the goals,” she wrote.

Her renewed plea reflects growing public anxiety as smog blankets the capital and PM2.5 levels push well beyond safe limits. Visibility has decreased sharply, while residents continue to report respiratory distress and eye irritation.